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Parents of OSU football players are tasked with finding their own way to the National Championship Game.

3:09PM

January5, 2015

As Ohio State prepares for next week’s football championship, some parents of players are appealing for help with travel expenses to Dallas. But re-imbursement is unlikely. NCAA rules say parents of players are responsible for travel to bowl games and no new provision was made for this year’s first football play-off.

Bennett Williams, 5, of Dublin, sent the UAB Blazers' football a dollar, his allowance, to help their financial struggles. The university announced, recently, it will end the football program after this season due to cost.

4:53PM

December19, 2014

Childhood innocence and generosity are apparent in a Dublin boy who mailed his allowance money to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s football team. The financially-struggling program will end this season. Sitting down with WOSU, Bennett Williams expresses interest in continuing his mission to help.